It is a good example on how to corrupt power. It is also a symptom of an inferior complex personality.
On Aug 13, 1:15 pm, [email protected] wrote: > _http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KxrDjmeQqGI_ > (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KxrDjmeQqGI) > PM warns opponents away from lawsuits > > Thursday, 13 August 2009 15:04 Meas Sokchea > > (http://www.phnompenhpost.com/index.php/component/option,com_mailto/li... > 5hbC1uZXdzL3BtLXdhcm5zLW9wcG9uZW50cy1hd2F5LWZyb20tbGF3c3VpdHMuaHRtbA==/tmpl, > component/) > (http://www.phnompenhpost.com/index.php/2009081327732/National-news/pm...) > (http://www.phnompenhpost.com/index.php/pdf/2009081327732/National-new... > y-from-lawsuits.pdf) > > Photo by: Sovan Philong > Hun Sen appearing at a graduation ceremony on Wednesday. > > Hun Sen says verdict against Mu Sochua a lesson to critics. > > PRIME Minister Hun Sen has spoken out for the first time about his recent > legal victory over opposition lawmaker Mu Sochua, which he said should > serve as a warning to anyone else who might consider suing him. > > "If you want to play legal games, I will also play legal games," he said > during a graduation ceremony at the Royal University of Law and Economics on > Wednesday. > > "If you play political games, I will also play political games. And if you > play military games, I will also play military games." > > Hun Sen said he would be able to silence all opposition voices "in only > two hours" if he decided to use force rather than file complaints in court. > > "You wouldn't be able to run," he said. "All of you would be arrested." > > On August 4, Phnom Penh Municipal Court found Mu Sochua guilty of > defamation and ordered her to pay 8.5 million riels (US$2,028) in fines and 8 > million riels ($1,909) in compensation to the prime minister. > > The case stemmed from a speech Hun Sen gave on April 4 in Kampot province. > Mu Sochua, a Sam Rainsy Party parliamentarian, said the premier made > derogatory references to her in the speech and filed defamation charges > against > him. > > Her case was thrown out, but Hun Sen's countersuit was allowed to proceed, > resulting in last week's verdict. > > The prime minister's legal attack - along with other defamation suits > launched against the government's critics - drew sharp criticism from a > number > of groups, including the European Union, which said they represented a > weakening of democracy in Cambodia. > > "External groups, please listen closely," Hun Sen said during Wednesday's > address. > > "If you do not sue me, then I will not file a countersuit." > > Hun Sen went on to criticise civil society groups as "servants" and > "spokespeople" for opposition political parties. > > Commenting on the current Cambodian People's Party majority in the > National Assembly, which was further cemented during last year's elections, > Hun > Sen said he could continue serving as prime minister even if the CPP lost 10 > seats in both the 2012 and 2017 elections. "So, all of you opposition > groups, check your age," he said. > > "However long you can live, I can accompany you to the end." > > Strong reaction > Hun Sen's comments drew criticism from both opposition politicians and > civil society actors. SRP lawmaker and spokesman Yim Sovann said it was > inappropriate for the premier to talk about using the military against the > opposition. > > "If he wants to use the armed forces to fight a broader enemy, that is > fine, but to fight opposition parties is not right," he said. > > Human Rights Party President Kem Sokha said there were many issues - > including poverty, land disputes and corruption - that could potentially > bring > down the CPP so long as elections were free and fair. > > "Whether the CPP wins or loses depends on the election system," he said. > > Yeng Virak, executive director of the Community Legal Education Centre, > said Hun Sen's comments about civil society groups misrepresented their work > in Cambodia. > > "We have worked with everyone," he said. "We have worked with the ruling > party more than the opposition party." --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Cambodia Discussion (CAMDISC) - www.cambodia.org" group. This is an unmoderated forum. Please refrain from using foul language. Thank you for your understanding. Peace among us and in Cambodia. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/camdisc Learn more - http://www.cambodia.org -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
